About the Role
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is hiring a full-time Single-Unit General Manager to oversee one of our New York City locations. This role offers a great opportunity to work closely with the founding team during a period of accelerated growth. The ideal candidate will have experience operating food retail spaces, enjoy building and leading teams, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Completes store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning stations for employees
- Maintains store staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
- Maintains store staff job results by coaching, counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
- Achieves financial objectives by monitoring sales targets, maintaining budgets, and properly forecasting labor
- Upholds excellent standard of customer service
- Ensures availability of merchandise and services by communicating with vendors and maintaining inventories
- Maintains a safe and clean environment for customers and employees
- Rolls out new menu items to team members and communicates these changes throughout the retail space
- Processes weekly payroll in a timely and accurate manner
- Orders and maintains uniform supply and successfully holds all employees to uniform standard
- Addresses all maintenance issues
Requirements
- NYC DOH Food handlers license required
- Possess dexterity to prepare and serve guests all menu items in accordance with established service and build-out standards
- Able to push/pull/lift 50 lbs of weight regularly
- Stand for extended periods of time regularly
- Walk up and down stairs regularly
- Stand, bend and reach for prolonged periods of time
Skills
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Location
- New York City, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 2+ years of experience in a food retail management role preferred
- Prior experience managing a team required
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $67,000—$70,000 USD
Benefits
- Employee Scoop Card (Enjoy Ice Cream from any of our scoop shops nationwide)
- Medical, Dental + Vision Insurance with 70% Employer Contribution
- 401k with up to 4% Employer Match
- Cell Phone Reimbursement Plan
- Paid Time Off - 3 Weeks / 120 Hours Total
- Paid Sick Time
- Yearly Performance Reviews
About the Company
- We started Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in a yellow truck on the streets of NYC in 2008 with a mission to make good ice cream that makes you feel good.
- Nowadays, people can spend so much time on what’s “healthy” they don’t stop to consider what’s healthy. As far as we’re concerned, happiness is healthiness. We strive to ensure every scoop, store and employee feels and creates one community to contribute to the overall brand.
- Here at Van Leeuwen, Good Ice Cream Is For Everyone! As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to foster a welcoming, diverse environment for every employee and customer. We pride ourselves on the creativity that goes into our ice cream and is built in our stores (by YOU) that help us meet our missions and values.
Equal Opportunity
- Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is committed to pay transparency and equity among all employees and provides employees an environment where pay transparency and dialogue on compensation are allowed.
- Van Leeuwen Ice Cream complies with Equal Employment Opportunity laws as well as federal, state, and local laws on compensation, pay transparency, and pay equity.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to foster a welcoming, diverse environment for every employee and customer.
